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Limbic system Group of interrelated subcortical structures involved in regulation of emotions and motivated behaviors such as hunger, thirst, aggression, and sexual behavior

Figure 2.21, Davis and Palladino, Psychology, p. 79.

Chapter 2 Psych 1 Online Stud

1.
 Behavioral
neuroscience > from several
disciplines; how the nervous system is related to
behavior; biological basis of behavior.
 Concerned with:
Sensing
Processing
Responding
These processes of sensing,
processing, and responding are
used to interact with the
environment. [next]

16.
 Neurotransmitters
must be removed from
the synapse before another signal can be
transmitted.
 Removal is accomplished either by
destroying the neurotransmitter
(breakdown) or by taking it back into the
terminal buttons (reuptake).
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18.
 Ions
(electrically charged particles) are
found on the inside and outside of the neuron's

semipermeable cell membrane
When a neuron is in a resting state, more negative ions
are on the inside of the cell (measured at -70 mV) than
on the outside.
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19.
The reversal in electrical charge is known as an action potential.
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